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Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council

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- Data is scraped periodically from council websites.
- Current data covers 25 March 2025 to 25 March 2026.
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Council Ranking

128 of 274 Councils

Councillors

44

Overall

83%

Average

81%

Median

87%

Perfect (100%)

7

Below 75%

12

Party attendance over time

Monthly attendance rate by party

Party attendance aggregates

Conservative(26)
83%
Labour and Co-operative Party(10)
88%
Labour(7)
72%
Reform UK(1)
78%

Councillor attendance distribution

90-100%
16
80-89%
10
70-79%
7
60-69%
4
Below 60%
7

Highest councillor attendance

  1. 1

    Jill Whitmore

    Conservative

    100%
  2. 2

    John Tagg

    Conservative

    100%
  3. 3

    David Grocott

    Labour and Co-operative Party

    100%

Lowest councillor attendance

  1. 1

    Simon Jones

    Conservative

    33%
  2. 2

    Annabel Lawley

    Labour

    41%
  3. 3

    Andrew Fox-Hewitt

    Labour

    50%

Highest attended committees

  1. 1

    Licensing Sub-Committee

    2 meetings · 6/6 attended

    100%
  2. 2

    Planning Committee

    13 meetings · 165/170 attended

    97%
  3. 3

    Audit and Standards Committee

    6 meetings · 46/50 attended

    92%

Lowest attended committees

  1. 1

    Conservation Advisory Working Party

    10 meetings · 34/53 attended

    64%
  2. 2

    Council

    10 meetings · 331/434 attended

    76%
  3. 3

    Public Protection Sub-Committee

    9 meetings · 33/43 attended

    77%
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